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Mavericks of the Sky: The First Daring Pilots of the U.S. Air Mail

by Barry Rosenberg & Catherine Macaulay

It was the pilots of the U.S. Air Mail service who made it possible for flight to evolve from an impractical and deadly fad to today's worldwide network of airlines. Nicknamed "The Suicide Club," this small...


Alaska's Bush Planes

by Ned Rozell & Harmon Helmericks

A perfect choice for the aviation enthusiast, Alaska's Bush Planes is loaded with a large selection of photographs of small aircraft including float, ski wheel, and amphibian planes. Also included is information...


How to Crack the Cabin Crew Interview

by Melex Publishing

Imagine having the best career in the world

A career of high pay, travel, time off, amazing perks, fun and enjoyment.

Sounds great, right? Now the hard part: PASSING the INTERVIEW!

Cabin crew interviews are WIDELY...


The Golden Age of Air Travel

by Nina Hadaway

Air travel has always held a strong allure for many. Today, low-cost, no-frill airlines enable lots of people to fly easily and to visit different countries around the world. For much of its history, however,...


Flight Instructor Oral Exam Guide: The Comprehensive Guide to Prepare You for the FAA Oral Exam

by Michael D. Hayes

Updated to reflect important FAA regulatory, procedural, and training changes, this essential study aid provides candidate pilots as well as licensed pilots who need a refresher with the tools necessary to pass...


Flying Canucks II: Pioneers of Canadian Aviation

by Peter Pigott

In his second book about Canadian aviation, Peter Pigott examines the lives of several of these innovators.


Fall of an Arrow

by Murray Peden

A detailed account of the CF-105 Arrow, the plane that was supposed to put Canada on the map as a leader in supersonic flight technology.


The Sky's the Limit: Canadian Women Bush Pilots

by Joyce Spring

These are the stories of early intrepid Canadian women bush pilots from the late 1940s onwards, who set new records of achievement in northern Canada.


Requiem for a Giant: A.V. Roe Canada and the Avro Arrow

by Palmiro Campagna

Campagna explores the history of the controversial company that produced the Avro Arrow.


Flying Canucks: Famous Canadian Aviators

by Peter Pigott

Flying Canucks tells the fascinating story of aviation in Canada through this collection of 37 biographies of important aviators in our nation's history.

As early as 1908, having read the Wright brothers' invention,...


Canada's Fighting Pilots

by Edmund Cosgrove & Brick Billing

Edmund Cosgrove tells of the exploits and adventures of Canadas outstanding pilots and aircrews in the First and Second World Wars.


Helicopter Pilot Oral Exam Guide

by Ryan Dale

This indispensable tool prepares helicopter pilots for their one-on-one checkride with an FAA examiner. Answers to the most commonly asked questions, clarification on the requirements of the written and oral...


Atlantic Fever

by Joe Jackson

For five weeks—from April 14 to May 21, 1927—the world held its breath while fourteen aviators took to the air to capture the $25,000 prize that Raymond Orteig offered to the first man to cross the Atlantic...


Permanent Emergency

by Kip Hawley & Nathan Means

Since 2001 the TSA has accepted responsibility for protecting over two million people a day at U.S. airports and managing transportation operations around the world. But how effective is this beleaguered agency,...


Aerotropolis

by John D. Kasarda & Greg Lindsay

This brilliant and eye-opening look at the new phenomenon called the aerotropolis gives us a glimpse of the way we will live in the near future—and the way we will do business too.  Not so long ago, airports...


Fly by Wire

by William Langewiesche

On January 15, 2009, a US Airways Airbus A320 had just taken off from LaGuardia Airport in New York when a flock of Canada geese collided with it, destroying both of its engines. Over the next three minutes,...


The Air Show at Brescia, 1909

by Peter Demetz

An entrancing avant-garde adventure at the dawn of the modern age

In 1909, municipal authorities built an airfield in northern Italy and invited leading pilots to compete on it. The show attracted thousands of...


Red Eagles: Americas Secret MiGs

by Steve Davies

From the late 1960s until the end of the Cold War, the United States Air Force acquired and flew Russian-made MiG jets, culminating in a secret squadron dedicated to exposing American fighter pilots to enemy...


Multi-Engine Oral Exam Guide: The Comprehensive Guide to Prepare You for the FAA Checkride

by Michael D. Hayes

Updated to reflect vital FAA regulatory, procedural, and training requirements changes, this manual for the oral exams and checkrides given by the FAA for pilot certification and flight review provides the most...


Private Oral Exam Guide: The Comprehensive Guide to Prepare You for the FAA Checkride

by Michael D. Hayes

Updated to reflect vital Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) regulatory, procedural, and training changes, and with a new chapter on scenario-based training, this indispensable tool prepares private pilots...